Summary:
The New Glarus School District is a small, high-performing Wisconsin district of just three schools — New Glarus Elementary (PK–6, 419 students), New Glarus Middle (7–8, 214 students), and New Glarus High (9–12, 320 students) — serving 953 students in all. The district ranks 16th of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 96th percentile with a 5-star rating, and all three schools earned 5 stars in 2025–2026.
Each school has a distinct profile. New Glarus High is the academic flagship, ranking 14th of 533 high schools with a 97.9% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, but it also has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 15.1% — still below the state's 17.3%, yet far above Middle's 5.2% and Elementary's 5.5%. New Glarus Middle is the most balanced, with the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.4) and steady proficiency in the mid-70s to mid-80s. New Glarus Elementary posted the biggest ranking jump, from 194th of 1,044 to 51st of 1,039, and has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 20.05%.
Test results are strong across the board: 2025–2026 proficiency ranges from 70.77%–75.38% at the high school, 75.00%–79.69% at Middle, and standout elementary marks such as 6th-grade math at 90.00% and 3rd-grade math at 88.46%. Year-over-year gains were largest at the high school (ELA +18.59 points, math +14.85), while Middle's 8th-grade science rose from 65.33% to 79.69%. Per-student spending is highest at High ($15,609) and lowest at Elementary ($13,496).
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